The people listed in this book formed the top levels of the English ruling elite in 1066. It includes all those who held office between the death of Eadward III (January 1066) and the abdication of Eadgar II (December 1066). There are 455 individuals in the main entries and these have been divided according to their office or position: the royal family, earls, bishops, abbots and abbesses, the greater thanes (with lands over £40 and officials in the King’s household), sheriffs, royal chaplains, moneyers, foreigners settled in England and Englishmen in exile. For many of these individuals, we have only the barest outline of their existence, but for some we can provide some detail.

The following information, where available, has been listed for each person:

• What is known of their life;
• Their landed wealth;
• The early sources in which information about the individual can be found;
• Modern references that give details about his or her life.
A series of appendices provide detailed information about particular topics or groups of people.

17 Tables
10 Family Trees

£14·95 272 pages

A Guide to Late Anglo-Saxon
Englandfrom Alfred to Eadgar - 871 to 1074AD

Donald Henson

Contents include: The Origins of England; Physical Geography; Human Geography; English Society; Government and Politics; The Church; Language and Literature; Personal Names; Effects of the Norman Conquest. All of the kings from Alfred to Eadgar II are dealt with separately and there is a chronicle of events for each of their reigns. There are also maps, royal family trees and extensive appendices.

This book has been prepared with the aim of providing school teachers, undergraduates and general readers with both an overview of the period and a wealth of background information. Facts and figures are presented in an easy to find way that make this a useful reference handbook.
6 maps & 3 family trees